Screen latch



' Dec. 25, A192s.

` F. D. HoBBs ET AL SCREEN LAT'GH Filed April 9, 1'927 Patented Dec. 25, 19?@s i i l i UNITED-.STATES PATENT orifice.l

FRANK D. HOBBS AND `CLARENCE HOBBS, vOF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

SCREEN LATCH.

Application fled- April 9, 1927. Serial No. 182,452.

This invention relates to latches and per of engaging with the wall ot' the casing 10 tains particularly to a novel construction of as clearly shown in Figure 1 of the drawing. a catch for holding ,a spring tensioned win- From Figure 2 it will be seen that the casing dow screen or shade down across the window 10 is relatively narrow, so that the leaf spring` 6o 5 opening in a closed position and is so con- 21 is maintained in an operative relation to structed that it may be manipulated conthe pivoted catch member 13 without any speveniently to be released and will automaticial means being provided to hold said spring cally catch and latch the screen or shaderin in place. By employing this simple, deposition whe-n drawn down across the wintached, U-shaped leaf spring in combination 65 w dow Opening with a casing of this character the assem- The above recited and other objects of the bling of the parts is facilitated and cost ot invention will bevinore fully. described in the manu'lacture lessened. vfollowing specilication and lexemplified in In Figure e the casing is shown with a the accompanying drawings, inwhich: liange 22 at its top edge which affords a con-V 70 '15 Figure 1 represents a tace view of a win veulent manner of securing the same into dow shade or screen .of the roller type showposition. Y

`ing the invention applied thereto, parts beln Figure 3 is shown a diilerent form ot ing broken away and shown in sectionfto linger piece on the catch member 13 which more fully disclose the details et construc-v comprises the knob 23 secured on the catch 75 2O tion. tozptahe the place or' the pad 15. Y

Figure Q, is a section through the saine ily the above recited construction it will taken on the line QMQ of Figure 1. be obvious that the screen or shade-G may Figure 3 is an edge view of the catch membe pulleddown against tllGcSpring tension of ber showing a modified form ot tingergripp. the roller 7 and in so doing the inclined 80 Figure et illustrates a side View ot a modiedge 24 of the catch 18 will cngagewith the fied forni of the catch casing. odge 20 of slot 19 and move rearwardly un- Incarrying out the `invent-ion 6 represents til it has passed through the slot and then shade or screen which is adapted to be f will be forced forwardly by spring 21 to enwound around a roller7 whichmaybemount- .gage under the plate 18, thus the shade or 85 ed on a window traine at its top and is descreen will be latched to the window sill 1'? signed to be rotated, to draw the curtain or in a downward or closed position. screen in the direction indicated by the. arrow Having thus described our invention what A, by` a spring mechanism, notshown. i Y we claim is: Secured to the lower edge ot the shade 6 The combination, with a vertically inov- 9o in any desired manner is a slat 8 which is able body, ot a latch construction comprisi provided with a recess 9 intowhich is mount ing a casing kwithin said body, a latch meined a casing 10. rllhe casing 10 is provided ber pivoted intermediate its ends in said casi with top and bottom slots 11 and 12 through ing and having its ends projecting through which projects the ends of a catch member apertures therein; a hook onone ot the ends 4o 13 the lower end of said'catch member havolf said latch member; a plate beneath said ing a hook 14: formed thereon and the upper vertically movable body provided with a slot end thereof having a linger pad or buttonV arranged in the path oi? said hook, and a.v 15 formed thereon. The catch member 13 flat detached yhairpin. shaped spring disis pivoted intermediateot its ends to the side posed in said casing having one or its legs 100 walls ot casing itlby i'neans of a pin or engaging with said latch andv its other leg shaft 16. with a wall of said casing to vkeep the hool Set into the top surface ot window sillv Ayieldingly pressed A ilorwardly in engage- 17 and secured therein, isv a plate 18 which nient. with the edge of the slot in said plate, f is provided with a slot v19 into which the said casing being'sutlicientlynarrow to inain 105 hook portion 111 Vot the catch Vmember is tain saidspringin anoperative position with.

adapted to project and to hook under the edge relation to said latch member. Y Q0 ot said slot, the hook at all tiniesbeing In testimony whereofV we hereunto atlix our pressed forward by means ot' al flat hairpin signatures. shaped spring 21 one leg Vot which `engages Y c y with the rear edge ofthe catch member be i lTRfLNKv D.V HOBBS.

low its pivoting point and the other legthere- CLARENCE HOBBS.' Y 

